Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is ready to take advantage of defender David Luiz being unhappy at Chelsea by luring the 30-year-old to Old Trafford. (Daily Express)

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been given the green light to make a new bid for Southampton star Virgil van Dijk, 26. (Daily Mirror)

West Ham boss David Moyes could sign Sporting Lisbon's Portugal midfielder William Carvalho, 25, for £28m in January. (Daily Express)

Real Betis believe they are close to pulling off a massive coup by convincing Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere, 25, to move to Spain. (Sun)

Wales boss Chris Coleman, 47, is interested in taking over as manager of Sunderland. (Daily Mail)

West Brom manager Tony Pulis could have just two games to save his job. (Daily Star)

Newcastle could sign Barcelona goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen for £9m. The 28-year-old joined the La Liga side from Ajax in 2016 but has failed to establish himself in the first team. (Talksport - via Marca)

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has raised hope among fans that the club could acquire Juventus forward Paulo Dybala, 24. Pogba sent Dybala an Instagram message with the hashtag #AgentP included, a mark he often applied to messages sent to United targets during the summer. (Metro)

Everton striker Oumar Niasse, 27, has revealed he came close to joining Crystal Palace on transfer deadline day. (Croydon Advertiser)

Stoke City assistant manager Mark Bowen is surprised that Chris Hughton has not been considered for the vacant managerial position at Everton. (Liverpool Echo)

Winger Marcus Tavernier's displays for Middlesbrough and England have caught the attention of a number of Premier League clubs. The 18-year-old has drawn particular interest from Everton and Arsenal. (Daily Mail)

Newcastle will send a scout to Turkey to watch 26-year-old striker Cenk Tosun play in Besiktas' next two games. (NTV Spor - via The Mag)

Best of Thursday's gossip

Former Everton forward Tim Cahill, 37, has cast doubt over his future with Melbourne City, suggesting he will leave if he cannot secure regular A-League football in the lead-up to next year's World Cup. (The Age)

Newcastle United are one of a number of English clubs interested in 28-year-old Anderlecht defender Kara Mbodji, who captains Senegal. (Turkish-football.com)

RB Leipzig winger Emil Forsberg, 26, says he wants to concentrate on performing for the German club following reports Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is looking to sign him. (Bild via Manchester Evening News)

Former England manager Sam Allardyce says he is no longer interested in the vacant manager's job at Everton. (Talksport)

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